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Takeover uncertainty, legal risks and fund closures drove the biggest share moves this week.
Dividend growth and stronger fund returns offered support, but several reports carried clear warnings about future results.

Netwealth says two subsidiaries have been served with a class action linked to First Guardian investment options offered through its superannuation master fund. The claim follows a $101 million compensation program completed in January, but the announcement does not disclose the new action’s potential cost.

Small-cap resources led the week, while takeover offers and defence contracts added support across the market.
Investors still had to weigh approvals, cash needs and project delivery against strong headline results.

Listed funds led the week as Cadence and Pengana gained, while Infratil fell despite raising its earnings outlook. AI infrastructure, bank consolidation and new fund structures gave investors plenty to weigh.

Netwealth will acquire AI advice platform Paradino for up to $29 million and invest a further $10 million to scale the business. The deal extends Netwealth beyond platform administration into advice production, while Paradino remains loss-making and separately reported.

Artificial intelligence stocks led the week, while miners and established companies delivered a broad run of stronger profits and dividends.
Large price gaps also showed that good company news did not always produce lasting buying.

Credit Clear led the market’s biggest weekly rise, while Butn and Tyro Payments fell despite reporting important business developments.
Profit growth, dividends, acquisitions and capital raisings shaped a mixed week across Australian financial stocks.

Netwealth Group posted record FY26 revenue of $391 million, up 21%, with adjusted net profit rising 16.2% to $135.4 million after excluding $105 million in First Guardian compensation. The company declared a fully franked 21-cent final dividend, maintaining a 9.1% increase in total dividends.

Wild swings hit the ASX this week, with Janus Electric doubling, Aura sliding almost 30%, and TechGen jumping more than 22%. Big news kept landing, but many stocks still fell as early gains faded and traders locked in profits.

AMP led the week after lifting its profit outlook, while IAM jumped on record turnover and L1 Group slid despite strong funds growth. Across the sector, investors rewarded cash returns, deal progress and fresh guidance, but they were less forgiving where outflows or one-off costs stayed in view.

Netwealth Group posts a record $135.7 billion in funds under administration for FY26, driven by strong net flows and platform enhancements despite short-term geopolitical jitters.

Capital raisings, platform wins and dividend increases drove the busiest moves in financial stocks this week. Centuria slid after new equity hit the tape, while Netwealth climbed on a larger Morgan Stanley deal and CD Private Equity rose on an early asset sale.